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Old 02-12-2016, 09:23
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I think it's physically impossible to get up, have a shower, iron business dress, get dressed, have perfect hair and for the ladies make up, and be out of the door, in 20 minutes.

If anything you'd still be dripping wet.

Why he always gets them up at 0600 is a mystery, and I bet the tasks run across more days than it seems as well, especially when third parties are involved turning around posters or TV adverts etc.
I'm still on my way to the shower 20 mins after getting up
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Old 02-12-2016, 09:26
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It's surely completely fabricated, the women even have a full face of make up on and perfectly coiffed hair.

If they gave me 20 minutes to get up and be in the car I'd still be in my nightie
I'd have to put one on.
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Old 02-12-2016, 09:28
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Its in Alan Sugars book. The voice that says "the cars will arrive in 20 minutes" is fake. Its overlaid onto the scene thats not what is said on the phone. It just rings and nothing is heard. They have to act. Everyone knows for instance the boardroom is fake because they had to build one to accomodate the cameras etc. The receptionist this series had the same spreadsheet on the screen for 4-5 weeks running. I noticed it had changed last week.

As for the taxi scene have you never wondered why they all wear a scarf ? The part of the scene where they leave the building and get into the taxi is filmed before the tasks even start or they have met AS. They film one in the day, one in the night. The scarf is not even theirs. Then when they are fired the continuity dept makes sure they have the same coat and scarf and the leaving interview is then done in the taxi on the day they are fired. So getting into the taxi is filmed weeks before the next scene you see when they are in the taxi.

Reason for the scarf is to cover up the shirt/blouse they are wearing. Ever since I found this out I always watch to see if they slip up. Karthik is an example. The shirt he had on in the apprentice boardroom was not the same as the one he had on when leaving the building because the scarf was not tightly roundhis neck and you saw his shoulder briefly.

Its the magic of TV. What you see is not always whats being shown!
That one I can kinda understand. Imagine the temper tantrums if they had to get them to film "the walk to the taxi" after just being fired
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Old 02-12-2016, 09:49
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Also in a similar vein, the contestant who's been fired departs in a taxi with a tiny suitcase. Departs for where? At some point, he/she would have to return to the house to collect the remainder of their clothing. But not before the dramatic "reveal" back at the house when the other losing contestants return.
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Old 02-12-2016, 10:33
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Also in a similar vein, the contestant who's been fired departs in a taxi with a tiny suitcase. Departs for where? At some point, he/she would have to return to the house to collect the remainder of their clothing. But not before the dramatic "reveal" back at the house when the other losing contestants return.
Someone once suggested that the loser gets taken to a hotel for the night and their stuff is retrieved from the house later. Of course if they live in London they might as well go straight home.
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Old 02-12-2016, 10:54
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Someone once suggested that the loser gets taken to a hotel for the night and their stuff is retrieved from the house later. Of course if they live in London they might as well go straight home.
In Series 1` or 2 the person who had been fired left a message on the mirror wishing the others good luck - so they must go back to the house.

Can't recall who it was.
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Old 02-12-2016, 11:25
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I'd actually like a proper behind the scenes book on this, maybe with some candidates' snippets on what they got up to (well maybe not quite all ) but I suppose they don't want "BBC lies to you" tabloid stories!
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Old 02-12-2016, 12:19
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Last night some of them were up so they must have known they were doing a task or due to do a task.

Last night's ep was very intrusive with Karren and Claude turning up at the house and then addressing the candidates in their nightwear. They should have been given the chance to get dressed. It was not professional.
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Old 02-12-2016, 12:20
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Someone once suggested that the loser gets taken to a hotel for the night and their stuff is retrieved from the house later. Of course if they live in London they might as well go straight home.
That's what I have read somewhere online also - booked into a hotel for the night and return to the house when the others are out. Always wondered how they managed to get all those frocks into a small case
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Old 02-12-2016, 15:10
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No way in hell can anyone be ready in 20 minutes. When the alarm goes off. I have to:

Spend 10 minutes in bed waking up
Have a shower
Have a wee (not in the shower!)
Make the bed
Open the curtains
Put the perky coffee pot on
Feed the cats
Make my brekky
Eat my brekky and drink my perky coffee
Get dressed
Apply my make up
Do my hair
Put my coat on

Leave the house.

I would NOT do all of this ^^^ in 20 minutes!

When I have to go out, I usually wake an hour and a quarter before I have to leave the house. If I didn't wake until 20 minutes before I have to leave, I would be fatigued and lethargic all day.
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Old 02-12-2016, 15:53
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I guess it's more of a case the contestants are told 'something is happening shortly' and just 'react'. So they aren't told specifically, more guided that a call is on the way and so on. I suspect they don't live in the house by themselves and producers / production team also stay with them to keep an eye on them and to protect the contestants.
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Old 02-12-2016, 15:59
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I doubt anyone could wake up and be out of the house in 20 minutes , i'm a bloke and even i couldnt get a suit on in that time enough to look presentable , i need a good 15 minutes in the bog these days as well
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Old 02-12-2016, 16:16
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Last night some of them were up so they must have known they were doing a task or due to do a task.

Last night's ep was very intrusive with Karren and Claude turning up at the house and then addressing the candidates in their nightwear. They should have been given the chance to get dressed. It was not professionall
Totally agree. Courtney politely offered Karren and Claude a tea or coffee and just got a "No. Get down here, so we can get on, please" from Karren. Nice ... not.
They should have had that tea or coffee and let them get dressed (off camera) and then do the VR Lord Sugar bit. Courtney was still in his dressing gown in the PM meeting!
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Old 02-12-2016, 16:20
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Totally agree. Courtney politely offered Karren and Claude a tea or coffee and just got a "No. Get down here, so we can get on, please" from Karren. Nice ... not.
Totally unscripted. Not.
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Old 02-12-2016, 17:58
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Totally unscripted. Not.
Scripted or not, still unprofessional to leave them in their nightwear as ewoodie said.
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Old 02-12-2016, 18:15
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It's surely completely fabricated, the women even have a full face of make up on and perfectly coiffed hair.

If they gave me 20 minutes to get up and be in the car I'd still be in my nightie
I'd still be in bed!!
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Old 02-12-2016, 19:13
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Nothing about this programme is realistic .I bet they even knew Claude and Karrrren were coming round to the house. They even have to act as if they've been fired when in the taxi.
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Old 02-12-2016, 19:25
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Nothing about this programme is realistic .I bet they even knew Claude and Karrrren were coming round to the house. They even have to act as if they've been fired when in the taxi.
Even if they didn't know Claude and Karrrrren would be turning up, they know they could get a call at any moment so why would they still all be lounging around in their pj's at 7am?

And did they not wonder what all that VR stuff was doing there?

A lot of this is staged, including Karren's nasty comments - who'd be that gratuitously mean in front of the TV viewing public unless they were playing an agreed role?
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Old 02-12-2016, 20:04
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Its in Alan Sugars book. The voice that says "the cars will arrive in 20 minutes" is fake. Its overlaid onto the scene thats not what is said on the phone. It just rings and nothing is heard.
Not sure about this one. The usually run up the stairs saying "20 minutes, we're going to Madame Tussauds" or whatever.
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Old 03-12-2016, 08:50
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I spend longer than 20 minutes on my morning dump so I'd never cut it.
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Old 05-12-2016, 00:09
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Totally agree. Courtney politely offered Karren and Claude a tea or coffee and just got a "No. Get down here, so we can get on, please" from Karren. Nice ... not.
They should have had that tea or coffee and let them get dressed (off camera) and then do the VR Lord Sugar bit. Courtney was still in his dressing gown in the PM meeting!
It's so ridiculously set-up. Karen marching in doing her Miss Trunchbull routine whilst they all scurry around like naughty kids looking for a decent dressing gown - bleugh!
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Old 05-12-2016, 08:18
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I spend longer than 20 minutes on my morning dump so I'd never cut it.
That crossed my mind as well - but thought I am was too refined to mention it.

But seeing as you have.............. great minds and all that spring to mind..........
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Old 05-12-2016, 11:09
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Most if not all of them are already awake, owing to the television crew crashing about getting ready to film the phone call. That said, by all accounts the 20 minutes is then real.

And remember too that Claude, Karren and Lord Sugar also need to have got up early. It is not just the candidates who have a long day, though one of them can go straight back to bed.

Now, this bit is speculation but we never see them eat. I should imagine that what happens on the first day is the briefing is followed by breakfast before the task starts, and a lot of the tasks split the day into two which would also allow a break for lunch.
I doubt this. They probably grab sandwiches on the move and eat in the car. It's


super obvious this year that Jessica and probably quite a few others smoke, but we never see this either
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Old 05-12-2016, 12:16
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I doubt this. They probably grab sandwiches on the move and eat in the car. It's


super obvious this year that Jessica and probably quite a few others smoke, but we never see this either
I am watching the first series and there is a whole thing in the first couple of episodes about them getting up earlier than the other team to make sandwiches!
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Old 05-12-2016, 12:48
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I am watching the first series and there is a whole thing in the first couple of episodes about them getting up earlier than the other team to make sandwiches!
May I ask if you are watching it on-line?

I missed series one and would be interested in seeing it.
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